They already are... and it's not enough:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/2023/01/20/arizona-state-arizona-athletics-subsidies-2022-operating-deficits/69824539007/
UA reported it provided its athletics department with $31.1 million — $27.9 million in institutional support, which...
For some reason I read the subject of this thread as "What is curse?"
That should give you an idea where Cyclone fans dwell these days. (and by "these days" I mean forever)
Are there any medical concerns if I go Horns Down for an entire game? Blood loss to my arms, that sort of thing? Asking for a friend (about 60k friends actually).
Other conferences will have built in excuses in the event of losses to Big 12 teams:
"we couldn't get enough games in - but that's COVID... not our fault"
Too bad there are no match-ups vs Big 10.
Shock collars... plain and simple.
Not paying attention and missing an obvious penalty (offsides) == 1 zap
Jacking up a targeting review == 1 zap
Questionable reception call == 0.5 zap
Roughing the kicker botched == 2 zaps
etc.
If dogs can be corrected might be worth a try.
Or the Leach...
Hard to believe that it's been almost 19 years, but when I think of Iowa vs Michigan State in hoops this day still comes to mind:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eustachy-rampage-costs-isu/
Anyone else?